Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija | |
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| Abbreviation | LSDSP |
| Leader | Jānis Dinevičs |
| Founder | Pauls Kalniņš (1918) Valdis Šteins (1989) |
| Founded | 17 June 1918 2 December 1989 (refoundation) |
| Banned | 15 May 1934 |
| Split from | Social-Democracy of the Latvian Territory |
| Headquarters | Riga, Lāčplēša iela 60, LV-1011 |
| Youth wing | Social Democratic Youth Union |
| Membership (2017) | 633 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Union of Greens and Farmers |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (1994–2014) |
| Colours | Maroon Green |
| Slogan | «Give a hand, together we will succeed!» (Latvian: «Sniedz roku, kopā mums izdosies!») |
| Saeima | 2 / 100 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 8 |
| Website | |
| lsdsp.lv | |
The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Latvian: Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā strādnieku partija, LSDSP) is a social-democratic political party in Latvia and the second oldest existing Latvian political party after the Latvian Farmers' Union. It is currently represented with two seats in the parliament of Latvia as a part of the Union of Greens and Farmers alliance after an absence of 20 years. The party tends to hold a less Russophilic view than the Social Democratic Party "Harmony".